Chapter 198

However, the next second--

The two Dragon Soul beside Na'er suddenly disappeared.

Just like that, out of thin air, two beams of light, one blue and one red, vanished from her shoulder without even a whimper, as if they had never existed.

"--?!"

Na'er was startled, and almost spilled the Immortal Herb in her arms all over the ground.

She turned around abruptly, her eyes quickly scanning her surroundings.

The valley was still the same valley, with vines hanging from the rock walls, cracked by the cold and heat, and the Immortal Herb at my feet lying prostrate on the ground, not daring to move even a leaf.

There was nothing there.

There was no fluctuation of Soul Power, no residual aura, and even the traces of the space being torn apart were as clean as if someone had carefully wiped it clean.

Na'er stood there, her brows furrowing little by little.

Wrong.

The person who sent her was not nearby.

So... who did it?

The moment the thought crossed her mind, she already knew the answer.

Could it be... Xiao Chen?

It seems that no one but him could have silently teleported away the Dragon Soul of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King right under her nose, leaving not a trace of their presence.

Na'er slowly turned her head and looked towards the depths of the valley, towards the direction of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Then, a feeling of suffocation suddenly and unexpectedly caught in my chest.

"... I'm really impressed by him."

She muttered something under her breath, her tone revealing barely concealed annoyance.

Her brother continued to do things his own way and never consulted anyone.

These two Dragon Soul were among the first batch of followers she took in.

Although they were just two mindless remnant souls, she had still managed to subdue them with her own bloodline aura. They followed her all over the valley, one blue and one red, circling around her, a sight that made her feel at ease.

And the result?

Without even asking a question, they just teleported away.

The first batch of followers she painstakingly recruited disappeared without even a word.

"At least say something..."

Na'er stood there, clutching a handful of magical Immortal Herb, fuming. The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she felt.

But this feeling of pent-up frustration dissipated on its own after a short while.

She sighed.

Ultimately, Xiao Chen wasn't the kind of person who would act recklessly without a reason.

Since he suddenly teleported away those two Dragon Soul, he must have encountered some trouble and needed to use those two Dragon Soul.

Otherwise, those two Dragon Soul wouldn't have been inexplicably teleported over there.

Thinking of this, Na'er's anger completely dissipated.

She carefully moved the golden-red Lovesick Heartbreak Red she was holding closer to her body, then gently wrapped it around her with her sleeve to make sure it wouldn't fall off.

Then, with a light tap of her Na'er transformed into a streak of silver light and sped toward the direction of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

On the other side, at the bottom of the spring Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The two Dragon Soul were still somewhat bewildered when they were teleported here.

They swirled in the spring water, instinctively swimming towards the faint light filtering through the surface, as if searching for Na'er's presence.

However, due to the great distance, the aura belonging to Na'er had become so faint here that it was almost undetectable.

They swam for a while, but eventually stopped.

Immediately afterwards, as if drawn by something, the two Dragon Soul changed direction and instead plunged into the deepest part of the spring.

One blue, one red, two streaks of light left long trails in the dim water, growing faster and faster.

Not far behind them, Xiao Chen, who had already disappeared from sight, slowly curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.

It's done.

He chuckled to himself.

That gamble paid off.

He wasn't entirely confident to begin with—after all, these two Dragon Soul weren't very intelligent, and they had been forcibly dragged here. If they panicked and started running around aimlessly, all his efforts would be wasted.

Fortunately, his gamble paid off; the two Dragon Soul were even more "obedient" than he had expected.

The instincts deep within one's blood are more reliable than any form of intelligence.

Once the two Dragon Soul entered the bottom of the spring, he didn't even need to worry about the direction; they followed the guiding force and headed towards the place where the Dragon remains slumbered.

From here on, it's simple.

By following these two Dragon Soul, we can find their Dragon remains.

Without further hesitation, Xiao Chen lowered his body and followed like a swimming fish.

He walked along the ridge of the bedrock, avoiding any protruding rock edges, his eyes fixed on the two flickering lights ahead.

The two beams of light twisted and turned seven or eight times among the intricate ravines, going deeper and deeper until they finally disappeared into an inconspicuous depression at the bottom of the spring.

Xiao Chen also arrived here with them.

But when he saw the scene before him clearly, he was completely stunned.

Dragon remains.

The remains of two Dragon Kings.

They were much larger than Xiao Chen had imagined.

The skeleton of the ice dragon was covered with a layer of unmelting white frost, and the dragon bones were connected segment by segment, stretching for hundreds of feet from head to tail.

The spine rises high, like a white mountain range stretching across the bottom of the spring; the ribs spread out one by one, like two huge, already closed city gates.

The other dragon skeleton was charred black, with countless fire marks remaining on its surface, as if the Lie Yan that consumed it had not yet completely dissipated.

Its skeleton is equally massive, and it is coiled into a nearly complete circle, head to tail, opposite the ice Dragon remains.

The two skeletons lay silently at the bottom of the spring, and no one knew how many tens of thousands of years they had been there.

And surrounding them was a transparent barrier.

The barrier was as thin as a film of water, with a faint ripple spreading outwards as the water flowed.

But this thin layer completely isolated the two Dragon remains from the outside world, preventing outsiders from entering.

Just then, the Dragon Soul of the Ice and Fire Dragon King swam to the front of the barrier.

They didn't even stop for a moment.

Two beams of light, one blue and one red, seemed to pierce through a thin layer of mist, penetrating the barrier without any obstruction and flying straight toward the two Dragon remains.

Those were their own remains.

As the owners of the Dragon remains, this barrier was essentially useless to them.

Two beams of light, one after the other, returned to their respective skeletons and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Watching them enter without any hindrance, Xiao Chen tried to take a few steps forward, but the invisible barrier pressed against his chest, as if he had bumped into an invisible wall.

Immediately, Xiao Chen raised an eyebrow.

He could sense that this was no ordinary protective shield.

These are two God-level Dragon remains, barriers that have spontaneously formed over countless millennia, purer and more stubborn than any other barrier.

Even if Quasi-God were to come, they'd probably only be able to watch helplessly from the outside.

Xiao Chen stood before the transparent barrier, looking at the two slumbering Dragon remains inside, but he wasn't annoyed.

Even if he could stop Quasi-God, he wasn't part of the Douluo Continent's cultivation system. Then, Xiao Chen raised his right hand.

A wisp of purple light quietly appeared in the palm of his hand.

The light was very dim, almost black, and as soon as it appeared, it completely devoured the barely visible glimmer of light in the surrounding water.

Immediately afterwards, an indescribable devouring force slowly spread from his palm, attaching itself to his entire hand.

Immediately, Xiao Chen placed his palm on the barrier.

The moment it was touched, the barrier melted away at a visible speed, like ice licked by a flame.

Immediately afterwards, the area of dissolution expanded outwards in concentric circles, silently yet with astonishing speed.

The barrier melted away like ice and snow, leaving a gap large enough for a person to pass through in front of him.

Xiao Chen withdrew his hand and stepped inside.

As soon as he passed through, the gap behind him began to close on its own, with transparent ripples flowing back layer by layer. In the blink of an eye, it closed as if nothing had ever happened.

Within the barrier lies another world.

The two streams of water, churning like fire and ice, were completely kept out of this thin membrane.

There was no water inside, the ground beneath our feet was dry rock, and the air was so crisp it was almost transparent, not a trace of heat or cold could seep in.

Looking up, there was a thin barrier above. Outside the barrier was a bubbling spring, but inside, it was as quiet as a tomb forgotten by time.

Xiao Chen stood in this space and slowly exhaled.

We've finally arrived. Without these two Dragon Soul, it would have been very difficult to find this place.

Then, he raised his head and looked at the two Dragon remains lying in front of him.

Even though only a skeleton remained, the oppressive aura of the Dragon King still weighed heavily on this space, making people slow their breathing.

He walked step by step to the two Dragon remains, a smile playing on his lips.

He already knew how to get these two Dragon Kings to willingly hand over their Soul Bone to him.

Back in Dragon Valley, four Dragon Kings had already entrusted him with their own dragon bones.

The dragon bones were still on his body. With these bones, he was absolutely confident that he could make the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King willingly hand over the dragon bones.

So now, only the final step remains.

Awaken those two Dragon Kings.

Moreover, they must be brought back to their senses.

If only two dazed and confused remnant souls are summoned back, it is no different from not awakening them at all—such Dragon Soul, let alone being willing to hand over their Soul Bone, don't even have the ability to turn the Dragon remains into Soul Bone.

He didn't want two Dragon remains that could be dismantled at will.

As for how to wake them up...

It's the Command Block, of course.

Command Block are omnipotent.

If the instructions are written correctly, there is nothing in this world that it cannot do.

At this moment, the two Dragon Soul had returned to their respective skeletons and were sleeping peacefully inside.

Waking up now is the best time.

Afterwards, Xiao Chen applied a Regeneration buff to the two Dragon Soul, a level five Regeneration buff, enough for them to awaken.

After the two Dragon Soul were given Regeneration buff, changes quickly occurred.

Will-o'-the-wisps began to occasionally emerge from the previously empty eye sockets of the two Dragon remains.

The two points of light flickered, like a pair of eyes struggling to open in the darkness.

Xiao Chen stepped back half a step and waited quietly.

Not long after--

"Boom!"

Above the two Dragon remains, a powerful aura rose simultaneously.

Two Dragon Soul suddenly condensed from the skeleton.

Unlike the two remnant souls that could only circle around before, the two Dragon Soul that have now been condensed are extremely refined.

Their forms were still ethereal, but they already had clear outlines of dragon heads, horns, and scales, one blue and one red, perched atop their respective skeletons.

However, their eyes still looked somewhat listless.

It felt like I had just been dragged out of a dream that was far too long, and I wasn't fully awake yet.

But it's clear that they have regained some of their true spirit.

As soon as the Ice and Fire Dragon King awoke, they simultaneously sensed the tiny figure beneath the Dragon remains.

Two enormous dragon heads slowly lowered down.

Those two gazes, one blue and one red, fell upon Xiao Chen, like two mountains pressing down on him.

There was a moment of silence.

The Ice Dragon King's illusory dragon head twitched slightly, and a weak yet ancient and majestic voice echoed within the silent barrier:

"Humans... have you awakened us?"

Xiao Chen raised his head, met those deep blue dragon eyes, and nodded.

The Ice Dragon King looked at him, his dragon eyes flickered slightly, and he said with a touch of vicissitude:

"We understand perfectly well."

"You've come here with a purpose."

Beside him, the Fire Dragon King's crimson dragon head hung low, and a barely audible growl rolled from his throat, as if echoing or suppressing the weakness of his recent awakening.

The Ice Dragon King ignored it, instead turning his gaze back to Xiao Chen, and slowly spoke:

"So..."

"State your purpose."